Agriculture & Rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

29 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% 2017 up 12.8%
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% 2019 down 2.4%
Rural population 47.4% 2025 down 4.5%
Rural population growth 1.2% 2025 down 4.4%
Rural population 354.69 million 2025 up 13.3%
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% 2025 up 15.1%
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 297.43 billion current US$ 2025 up 37.5%
Land under cereal production 11.69 million hectares 2024 down 74.1%
Cereal yield 1,678 kg per hectare 2024 down 33.6%
Cereal production 19.62 million metric tons 2024 down 82.8%
Fertilizer consumption 100.89 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 13.2%
Land area 10.05 million sq. km 2023 down 0.1%
Agricultural land 2.71 million sq. km 2023 up 0.2%
Agricultural land 27.0% 2023 up 0.2%
Permanent cropland 1.1% 2023 up 6.1%
Arable land 8.6% 2023 up 0.2%
Arable land 0.1198 hectares per person 2023 down 15.8%
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 41.6% 2025 down 11.5%
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 21.7% 2025 down 11.6%
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 25.4% 2025 down 12.4%
Crop production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 unchanged
Food production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 unchanged
Livestock production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 unchanged
Forest area 2.6% 2023 down 0.5%
Forest area 264,642 sq. km 2023 down 0.5%
Fertilizer consumption 42.3% 2023 down 27.6%
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 87.9% 2022 down 3.3%
Surface area 10.22 million sq. km 2023 up 0.0%
Access to electricity, rural 93.8% 2024 up 6.1%